Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 10MCQ
Microarrays are used to monitor
- a. the rate of
DNA replication. - b. the presence of particular genes in DNA.
- c. antisense DNA.
- d. which genes are being expressed.
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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